global reduction of proverty

global reduction of proverty Sec. 593. (a) The Congress finds that the reduction of poverty on a global basis is a fundamental goal of United States foreign assistance. Therefore, to measure progress toward that goal, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall, in consultation with the Congress and other appropriate governmental agencies and nongovernmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations, establish a system of quantitative and qualitative indicators of poverty reduction, which shall be established on a country-by-country basis. These indicators shall include the percentage of persons living below the absolute poverty level, rates of infant and child mortality, rates of literacy for men and women, per capita income and purchasing power, rate of employment, and other factors measuring poverty reduction and economic growth as the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall deem appropriate. (b) As part of its annual congressional presentation to Congress, the Agency for International Development shall identify those poverty reduction objectives that have been set for each country receiving development assistance, and the progress that has been achieved in past years and future steps to be taken to achieve them.